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Welcome to the news source of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada's largest public school board.

This section includes all media releases and web stories on events at our Board.

November is Indigenous Education Month

November is Indigenous Education Month Throughout the month, students, staff, and community members honour a number of important days to deepen knowledge, to learn from our shared histories, and to strengthen relationships between Indigenous ...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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Ecole Melody Village: Black Excellence Virtual Assembly

At Ecole Melody Village we are committed to dismantling anti-Black racism from within the walls of the school. We are dedicated to cultivating healthy identity development for all of our students and we are resolved to empower our Black ...
Monday, June 13, 2022
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Black Student Success and Excellence (BSSE) at Georges Vanier 2021-2022

Georges Vanier is proud to be part of the TDSB’s Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement’s Black Student Success and Excellence initiative. As part of this initiative, Georges Vanier participated in the Intuit Lead with ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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The Black Brilliance Conference holds Scarborough edition for TDSB Students

From spoken word to racism in healthcare, last month, more than 250 Black TDSB students participated in over half a dozen workshops at the 2022 Black Brilliance Scarborough Conference.  The Leonard Braithwaite Africentric Program in ...
Thursday, May 19, 2022
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Black Student Success and Excellence (BSSE) at Rawlinson Community School 2021-2022

Rawlinson Community School is proud to be part of the TDSB’s Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement’s Black Student Success and Excellence initiative. Due to the ongoing reality and impacts of anti-Black racism, Rawlinson ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Using Desmos in Secondary Math MHF4U to Reflect on Issues of Racism and Discrimination

Marieta Angjeli, Math Hybrid Teacher-Coach had opportunities to co-plan and co-teach Grade 12 lessons using Social Media. They created an animation using math that explores responsible use of social media that would be shared with younger ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Creating Conditions for Student Belonging: Anti-Racist Education at Marc Garneau C.I.

Where We Began At Marc Garneau C.I., staff have heard from students that they want to explore more deeply, topics that connect to their histories, identities and lived experiences. In response, staff have been engaging in professional learning ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Brookview Middle School Black Students Success and Excellence (BSSE) Initiative

Brookview Middle School has been focusing on counteracting deficit narratives around Black students' success and excellence, reimagining how to structure programming and instruction in learning spaces, with students at the center of the ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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TDSB students learn about allyship and advocacy at EnVision Conference 2022

More than 1,000 students and educators from across the TDSB participated in the annual EnVision Conference in March which focused on honouring and celebrating 2SLGBTQIAP+ communities as well as issues faced across Ontario in relation to ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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TDSB Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs)

Throughout the last two years of the pandemic, various GSAs across the TDSB provided support to 2SLGBTQ+ students and their allies. These GSAs: Centred 2SLGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, Latinx, racialized students, students with disabilities and ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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